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Vishnu Amble

Investment Executive at Traverse LLC

Profile

Vishnu Amble is currently an Investment Executive with a large US-based family office focused on private capital investments across the Real Assets and Clean Energy themes. He most recently served as an Investment Principal with E.ON, one of the world's largest Utilities and Renewable Energy Companies, focused on strategic global capital deployments and partnerships as the company transitioned it's business to a clean energy-centric model.

Earlier in his career, Vishnu was an Infrastructure and Private Equity investment professional for over 14 years with such firms as the GCC Clean Energy Fund, The Abraaj Group and The Carlyle Group in the US, Middle East, and Asia. Vishnu started his career with Lehman Brothers as an investment banker focused on M&A and financing transactions in the Energy, Power, Utilities and Infrastructure sectors based in the firm’s offices in London, New York, and Hong Kong. Vishnu received his degrees in Economics and Computer Science Engineering from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor.

How strong is the focus on impact investment in China? What sectors are investable and where can the right balance of risk-adjusted return and social/environmental impact be found? What is the LP appetite for these strategies?

Enjoy a chance to dig deeper into informal discussions in a more relaxed environment.

TMT sector update – what is the opportunity set in TMT in China, and is that too broad a definition for the sector? How will portfolio companies in new sectors such as AI and virtual reality monetise the tech?

Integrating ESG – how are ESG considerations coming to the fore in Chinese private equity and venture capital and how high is it on a list of LP considerations?

ICOs in China – what are ICOs and what does it mean for investors in companies pursuing one? How is the regulatory environment developing?

Consumer growth – how is the opportunity set in consumer growth sectors such as fashion and retail developing in China? Are the right deals still accessible and how do you maximise return?

Too Hot To Touch: Governance and private debt - how concerned are LPs about the legal framework surrounding private debt in China? As a GP, how do you explain this and keep your investors comfortable? Is the diversification play worth the risk?